Automatic pinsetter



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United States I AUTOMATIC PINSE'ITER original application Nov. z5, 1955, ser. No. 549,075. Dliitzlg and this application Jan. 27, 1958, Ser. No. 7

8 Claims. (Cl. 273-43) This invention relates to an automatic pinsetter for bowling alleys and more particularly, an automatic pinsetter having mechanism for controlling the operation of a pin sweeping rake.

An object of this invention is to provide new` and improved rake controlling mechanism.

A further object of the invention is to provide an automatic pinsetter having a mechanical control center including a member responsive to the level of the pin deck and mechanisms responsive to the position of the member for controlling-the operation of the machine through either a new set orreset cycle 'and for modifying the operation of the machine when a standing pin has moved beyond pin pickup range.

-Another object of the invention is to provide an automatic pinsetter as defined in the preceding paragraph wherein the member is in the form of a control disc rotatably positionableinpositions correspondingto the'level of the deck by means of a link connected betweenthe disc' and deck and the control disc prevents movement of a rake control lever to modify the operation of the machine when the deck is stopped in its descent by a too-far-offspot pin.

Stillanother object of the invention is to provide an automatic pinsetting machine having a pin deck with pin-pickup means and a rake for sweeping the alley bed prior to the setting or resetting of pins, means for pre- .venting operation of the rake if a standing pin is beyond the range of operation of the pin-pickup means, and means responsive to the occurrence of a first ball ffoul for rendering said rake operative to sweep the alley even if a pin is beyond the range of operation of-thepin pickup means.

The objects of the invention generally set-forth,.together with other ancillary advantages, are attained :by the construction and arrangement shown by`way of illustration in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the automatic pinsetter and a portion of the alley bed with which it cooperates, with parts broken away;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the automatic pinsetting machine, with parts broken away;

2,973,204 vPatented Feb; 28, 1961 2 7a-7a ofFig. 3 with the mounting plates shown in phantom for clarity; i Fig. 8 is an enlarged fragmentary horizontal section taken along the line 8 8 in Fig. 6;

Fig. 9 is a schematic view illustrating the electrical circuit associated with the automatic pinsetting machine;

Fig. 10 is an enlarged diagrammatic view of control mechanisms shown in Figs. 6 and 7A as they are positioned when the pin deck has descended and found standing pins;

Fig. 11 is an enlarged diagrammatic view of control mechanisms shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 7A as they are positioned when the pin deck has descended in a detecting stroke and found no standing pins;

Fig. 12 is an enlarged diagrammatic view of the control mechanism shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 7A as positioned when the pin deck has descended to re-set standing pins;

Fig. 13 is an enlarged diagrammatic view of the control mechanism shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 7A as positioned when the machine is stopped awaiting the rolling of a second ball in a two-ball frame;

Fig. 14 is an enlarged diagrammatic view of the control mechanisms shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 7A when the pin deck is down to the alley bed placing a set of pins thereon;

Fig. -15 is a diagrammatic view of a moditication of the control mechanism utilized in connection with a pin that is moved out of pin pickup range with the parts positioned corresponding to their position when the pin deck-'is on top of an out-of-rangepin; Fig 16`is a diagrammatic view of part' of the mechanisin "shown'in Fig; l5 with tv hepar'ts positioned correp'onding to the position of the deck when it is either settingor re-setting pins; v e

Fig.'17v is'a diagrammatic `view of part of the mech` anismshown in Fig.`l5 positioned corresponding to the position of the deck when it is picking up standing pins;

Fig. 18 is a diagrammatic detail View of the mechanism in Figs. 5, 6.and 7A and showing on an enlarged scale the mechanisms for operating the machine through a foul operation;

Fig. 19 is a further enlarged detail taken along the line 19--19 in Fig. 18; and, l

Fig. 2O is a timing diagram showing the development of the various cam surfaces and cycling of certain moving parts with respect to these surfaces.

While this invention is susceptible of embodiment in many different forms, there is shown `inthe drawings and will herein be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the invention andl a modification thereof with the understanding that the present disclosure is to Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary plan view :showing v the control section of the automatic pinsetter; Fig. 4 is a vertical section taken generally along the lin 4-4 in Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a vertical section take line 5 5 in Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is a vertical section taken along the line 6-6 in Fig. 3 with the mounting plate at the right end of the gear box shown in phantom for clarity; i

Fig. 6A is an enlarged detail view of a portion of the mechanism shown in Fig. 6; f Fig. 7 is a fragmentary vertical elevati'onof the lower part of the control mechanism taken along the line 7-7 of Fig. 3 with the gear box shown in phantom for clarity; l Fig. 7A is an enlarged fragmentary vertical section of the upper part of the machine `taken alongthe 'line generally along the j bowling'ball toward the rear be considered as'an exempliiicationof the principles of the invention and isvnoti intended to limit the invention to the embodiment illustrated. VThe scope of the invention will be pointed out in the appended claims.

This application is a division of our application Serial No. 549,075, tiled November 25, 1955.

As shown generally in Figs. 1 and 2, the automatic pinsetting machine is associated with a bowling alley having an alley bed 41, a pit area 2 at the rear of the walls or kickbacks 3 at opposite sides 'Dhe automatic' pinsetting machine comprises several components. A pit conveyor, indicated generally at A is located inthe pit 2 and. directs bowling pins and a of the pit wherein ball elevating mechanism, indicated generally at B, elevates the ballA from the rear of the pit to a track, indicated generally at C, which delivers the ball to the return track, indicated generally at D, located on top of one kickback Sand the adjacentkickbaclcofanther alley# wenn Bowlingpins are elevated from the rear'ofthe pit by a pin elevating mechanism, indicated generally at E,

which discharges the pins in succession into a tray, indi- Y cated generally at F, from :where the pins pass butt end tirst to apcross conveyor, indicatedgenerally at G, which carries the pins forwardly and upwardly tok ai discharge point `Where they move in succession into pockets in a turret, indicated generally at H.

A pinsetting and resetting deck, indicated generally at I, is located beneath the turret H. A rake, indicated generally at J, is mounted at the front .of the machine and is cycled to function as a guard when in the dotted position and to sweep pins into the pit'at thedesired time during the cycling of the machine.

An upwardly-movablepit cushion, indicated generally at K, isV disposedV above the pit conveyor` to'receive the impact of a rolled ball and flying pins and functions to prevent the passage of a ball to the rear thereof when in its lower position and also to' initiate operation of the machine upon movement thereof caused by the impact of a ball. A control center indicated generally at L comprises mechanicalcomponents which control the operation of the machine and is located generally above the pin deck I.

Reference may be had to the co-pending application of William F. Huck and` Alexander I.` Albrecht, Serial No. 534,726, tiled September 16, 1,955, for amore detailed description anddisclosure ofthe. pit conveyor A, the ball elevating mechanism B, the pin elevating mechanism: E, the pin tray F and the hcrossfconxr/eyor` G. The following generalvd'escription of-Vthese components is believed suliicient since these components do notruform'fa partzof the present invention. A Y 'A The pit conveyor compfses `awfrarne mounted for' vibrating`v movement onbrackets 1l` and hasv a laterally' weave: upper--surface having its wat` central' pni'qn terminating adjacent the-pickup area of the ball .elevat-` ing mechanism B` and the' pin elevatingmecha'nism El A motor 12, through a belt 13,k drivesl an eccentric shaft 14 which through' a exible crank member 15 connected to a bracket 16 on the frame I0 vibrates the p it conveyor.

The ball elevating mechanism B' comprises a ringshaped member 2G mounted for rotation Von guiderollers one of which is indicated' at 21. YA pair of curved gen-v erally vertically disposed tracks 2.2f are located within and cooperate with' the ring-'shaped member 20 toy form a three-point contact with theball and elevatethe ball to the track mechanism C which is inthe for-Am ofV a pair ofrodsv 23 and' 2'4' which are supported by yaffrainework 25 supported from' a bar 26y extending 'acrossA the kickr backs 3. The ball elevating ring 20 is driven by al belt 27 which is drivenfrom apulleyZoSv on a drivenshaft 29.

Thepin elevating mechanism E comprisesa ring menv ber which has' pinreceiving pockets spaced apart. around its inner peripheryr forV elevating pins in succession to the tray F. The ring member 35 is supportedl for rotation on guide rollers 36 andthe Vring member 35 is driven by a Yb'eltil extended around Aits` outer periphery in a groove inthe; ring and is ndriven by a1 pulleyon shaft 38. The shafts- Z9 and 38. are driven. by a motor 40 which is connected to shafts 29 andhllbypulleys and belts 41A and .c V

The tray F is mounted. within the body ofthe; ringf shaped pin elevating member 35 and extndsgencrally beneath the uppermost'position of they elevating member so as to receive apin as it is discharged-from: ay pocket on the member whether the/pin is orientedfwithfthe'headendk leading or trailing anddirect thea pin tosthe cross' conveyor v viththe` butt endforemost` They cross conveyor G comprisesy an elongated; frame 43 which extends in an upwardy and forward;v direction from the forward end ofthe,v tray' F to a-positlion-aboye` and m the fragst the. tunen-Har' lateral-)Centrali portion of the tray is depressed to form a channel 44 along which the head end of the pin may slide'and belts 45 at opposite sides of the frame convey the pin along the cross conveyor to the discharge position thereof indicated generally at 46.

The turret H comprises al frame having nine pin receiving pockets 51 about` its-periphery and a tenth central pocket 52' for receiving a tenth pin. The pocket 52 has an entrance throat extending upwardly and outwardly tol a position adjacent the dischargeiend 46 of the cross conveyor. `The turret is' driven from the motor 40` by a belt 53 which drives a friction clutch (not shown) to Vindex the turret. The indexingof the turret is controlled by -pinsentering pockets 51 onthe turret which engage with each pocket.

a trip member 54 pivoted adjacent the end ofthe cross conveyor which releases a detent from vengagement with a dog on the turret frame to permit indexing of the turret by the friction clutch, there beingl one dog associated Pins are held in the pockets 51 by rollers 55 carried on a' spider 56 which may be `shifted withA respect to the pockets 51 when it is desired to drop pins from the turret. The tenth pin is held in a tenth pocket 52 by a detent (not shown) which is operated by mechanism (not shown) to permit dropping of the tenth pin along with the other pins.

' The pins are dropped from the turret H into the pin deck I which has a central deck having fixed setting shoes one of which is indicated at 61.y An upper setting deck 62 carries the buckets 63 into which the pins drop fromtheturret H and also has setting shoes one of which' is indicated at 64 which cooperate with the lined setting shoes 61 to confine a pin as indicated in Fig. l.

Prior to settingrof pins in the deck, they rest upon rollers 65 carried on al lower frame 66 attached to the central' deck 60. The lower. frame has openings 67 denin'g pin` pickup areas and throughwhich pins are set. In this position, the upper setting deck 62 has pressure plates (not shown) on the underside thereof to engage the tops ofA stan-ding pins during the pickup and reset operation.

When it is desired to set pins, the upper setting deck 62 is shifted towards' the rear of the machine so that the bowling pins are carriedv away from the fixed shoes 61` and to one side of the supporting rollers 65 so that the pins may beset through the openings 67 in the lower' plate 66 byco-'act'ion between the shoes 64 and the rollers 65. This also results in shifting the pressurey plates toward the. rear of thel machine. The means for moving the setting'deck 62 includes cablefoperatedpulley 70` mounted for 'rotation' onthe deck which hasv a pair of pins 71 and 72 which engage slots 73 and 74 formed in a member 75 attached to the setting deck to shift the deck towards the rear` as. viewed in. Fig; l. The pulley is' operated by'.

acable'76 which passes aroundepulleys 77 and 78 (Fig.`

4) on the deck 'and which is connected to a pulley 79 ixedfon shaft 79a which is moved by operating mechanism described hereinafter.I A spring 80 (Fig. 3) is connected to the pulley 70 and tends to rotate the pulley in a Idirection to s'hiftthe setting deck 624 toward the rear and maintain tension on the cable 76.

The lower plate 66, in addition to carrying the rollers 65, supports ten` scissors type pin pickup mechanisms 85, onej of these' being clearly shown in Fig. 2, each pickup mechanism being associated with an opening 67 in the'- lower plate 66 throughwhich. pins are set and ,through which a neck of a pinextends during pickup operation. The scissors` pickup mechanisms 'are urged towards pin` engaging positions by a spring S6 acting through connectinglever -mechanisms and the control of i the 'scissorspickup mechanisms is carried out lby a cable 87 passing around pulleys (not shown) disposed-on the:

samezshafts and inwardly of the pulleys 77 and 78. on

the pinudeck. The cable 87 is securedto' a pulley 88 ou,

a` sleeve 89 disposed inwardly ofv pulley 79 and rotatably: mounted on shaft 79a and is operated by mechanism described hereinafter.

Reference may be had to the co-pendng application of David P. Sanford, Serial No. 489,107, filed February 18, 1955, and now Patent No. 2,817,528, for a more detailed description of the lower plate 66 and the scissors pin pickup mechanism.

The ball elevating mechanism and the pin elevating mechanism E have their guide rollers supported on a framework comprising an annular ring 90 which is secured to the top of the adjacent kickbacks at their rear by brackets -91 and 92 and on the floor of the pit by bracket 93.

The forward frame comprises upwardly-extending rods 94 and 95 at each side of the alley which are secured to the adjacent` parts of the kickbacks by brackets 96 andv 97, respectively. A rod 98 at each side of the alley extends between the rods 94 and 95 and somewhat to the rear of rod 95 so as to form a support for a plate 98a having a tube 99 extending transversely of the alley. A pair of diagonal braces 98b and 98e are provided. A frame rod 100 is connected between the plates 98a, and the upper ends of the frame members 94 support a transverse rod 102 and stubs 101 and 103 upon which parts are rotatably mounted.

The deck I is supported from the vertical frame members 95 by the upper drive arms 105 located at each side of the alley and connected at one of their ends to a tubular sleeve 106 rotatably mounted on stubs secured to the vertical frame members 95 and at their other ends having pins 107 pivotally connected to posts 108 extending upwardly from opposite sides of the deck. Lower guide rods 109 are pivotally connected between the stubs 110 on the vertical frame members 95 and pins 111 on the vertical posts 108 to form, with the arms 105, parallelogram supports for the deck.

A pair of spaced arms, one being shown at 112, connected to the sleeve 106 (Fig. 7) support a pin 113 therebetween which is slidably engaged by a slotted link 114 to cause raising and lowering of the deck by mechanism described hereinafter.

Downwardly-extending rods 115 at each side of the machine are integral with a sleeve 115a pivotally mounted on stubs 103 for oscillating movement. The rods 115 pivotally support arms 116 at their lower ends and the arms 116 have a rake board 117 extending therebetween and transversely of the alley.

An extensible housing 118 (Figs. 1 and-4) extends rearwardly from each of the arms and connects at its rear to a pivot pin 119 supported by an arm 120 fixed to the sleeve 106. A spring 121 within the extensible housing functions as a counterbalance for both the deck I and the rake I and urges the rake arms 115 against stops 1122 'carried on the frame members 94.

The raising and lowering movement of the rake board 117 is caused by corresponding movement of a link 125 (Fig. 1) at each side of the machine which extends upwardly and engages with a bell crank 126 at each side of the machine which are interconnected by a sleeve 126a rotatably mounted on the stubs 101, and pivoting of the bell cranks is caused by movement of an arm 127 secured to the sleeve 126a.

The arm 127 is connected to a link 128 by a pin 128a which is shifted by a cam and follower mechanism described hereinafter to control the raising and lowering of the rake board 117.

A connecting link 130 connects between an arm 131 of the bell crank 126 and a triangular plate 132. c

The pit cushion K includes a pad 135 connected between vertically-extending bars 136 located at opposite of thealley and which pivotally connect to the plates 132. An apron 137 is draped downwardly from a cross piece 138 extending between the members 26 and the lower end of the apron is secured to the top of the pit cushion. Each of the bars 136 has a dashpot 138:1 conneoted thereto which extends forwardly and upwardly and connects to a bracket connected to the frame members 95. The nearer bar 136,'looking at Fig.v l, has a' rod 139 connected to the upper part thereof which has its upper end bent toward the center line of the machineV plate 132 operates to cause raising of the pit cushion when the rake board 117 is lowered to the alley bed and to cause lowering of the pit cushion when the rake board is elevated. The plate 132 is pivotally mounted on aI V-shaped frame member 141 extending upwardly at an angle from the frame shaft 99. The members 125, 126,v

130, 132 and 136 are provided at both sides of the machine as will be evident in Fig. 2.

The rake I is moved from its guard position in front of the machine and on the alley bed toward the pit and black to its guard position in a sweeping operation by a crank link 142 which is pivotally connected at one end to an oscillating grab member 143 which is pivotally mounted on a pin 143a (Fig. 4) carried vin a bracket ou the sleeve a. The grab member 143 carries a catch member 144 which, as shown in the dotted line position of Fig. 4, may be 'engaged by a latch 145 to cause the rake to move with the crank link 142. The latch 145 is pivotally mounted on a pair of arms 146 which are connected to the rake support sleeve 115a` on the left side of the machine looking toward` the rear thereof. The engagement or nonengagement of the latch 145 with the catch member 144 isdetermined by a spring 148 which normally urges the latch into engaging position with the catch member and a link 149 which de` termines the etfeotiveness of the spring 148. The link 149 is pivoted to an arm 150 (Fig. 4) of a bell crank and the other arm 151 thereofcarries a roller 152 in' position to engage with a crescent-shaped lever 153 which is connected to a sleeve 154 rotatably mounted on the frame shaft 102. The rotativefposition of this sleeve and the crescent-shaped lever 153 is determined by la link 155 which is operated by cam and follower mechanism described hereinafter.

The crank link 142 is pivotally connected to a crank 156 by a pin 157 and is driven by a shaft 158.

A clutch, indicated generally at 15-9, is driven by a belt 160 which passes around the pulley 161 on the shaft of motor 40 (Fig. 2) and drives a gear box 162 and operating and control mechanism indicated generally at 163 attached to the gear box including the control center L.

The gear box casing 164 (Fig. 6) rotatably supports an input shaft 165 mounted in bearings, one of which is shown at 166, and the input shaft has a worm 168 meshing with a gear 169 keyed to a shaft 158. A gear 171 also keyed to the shaft 158 drivingly engages with a gear 172 keyed to the shaft 173. A gear 174 keyed to the shaft 173 drivingly engages a gear 175 keyed to a shaft 176. A gear 177 keyed to the shaft 176 drivingly engages a gear 178 rotatably mounted on shaft 179 and the gear 178 drivingly engages a gear 180 keyed to the shaft 181.

The relationship between the gearing is such that in one normal machine cycle including two descents and ascents of the deck I, the shafts 176 and 181 make one revolution, the shaft 173 makes two revolutions and the shaft 158 makes four revolutions. D

The gear box housing 164 is supported on frame rods 99 and 100 by brackets 182 and 183 (Fig. 7), respectively.

The clutch 159 comprises a-` disc 190 and spool Y192 which are spl'ined to the input shaft 165, the disc 190 being adjustably backed up by nuts 193 and athreadcd end of the input shaft. A pulley 194 is rotatably mounted ontheginputvshaft`165 andpositioned betweenV the disc 190andspool 192 andV has rings of material.

195;'with ahigh friction coeflicient` positioned to engage and-force the spool, thepulley-.and the disc together ini frictional running-engagement. When-the lclutch' isdisengaged by shifting ofvthe'rspooltowardthe1right.. or forwardly of the irnachine,v the-spool and, therefore, the input shaft is rapidlybroughtftolafhalt by frictional en gagement between-l lthe n friction -material 198.A carried. .onv the spool v and the portion. 4197 of. the gearbox housing.v

The spool 192, hasfagroove 19.9` in..whicha pair of shoes o neof'thembeingsindicated at v201 is slidably mountedand the shoes arepivotally mounted on pins 200 carried on a yoke 202: The. yoke 2012V atv its lower end slidably' receives a; pin-203 fastenedv in. an: arm A204 ofa bell crank'pivoted--at 205{(Fig; 7). and theother arm 206 of the bellv crankv forms a1 cam-follower having a follower, roller 207 (-Fig. 7)which: engagesor follows a cam 208 keyed to the shaft. 158, and. is urged into following position by aV spring1208a connected between the arm 206 anda pin208b on the Ygear box housing.

The pin 203 carries a pair of discs 209 and 210 aty opposite sides of the yoke and 9 aspiringl 211v surrounds the pin Vand acts between thedisc l2,09and -ashoulder 212 on the llower end ofthe yoke so as toY causeva projection 213V4 on the yoke to engage against the.- disc 210. The openingin. theI yoke which receives the pin isL over-'sized so as to allow pivoting ofthe- Pinl with respect to thel yokejffhe upper end oftheyokehasf a pi votpin 2,15` which connects the yoke'.to an arm 2,16 :ofa: bell crank pivoted at 217 to` the, gearl box hou'sing'164and-gthe other arm 2Ii8-`of-z the bell crank carrieslavroll v 219 positioned for selective engagement with a stop arm220v forming one arm of agmulti-arrn lever pivotedat 221 on'the gear box housing.

The multiarm lever has, in addition to the arm 220, an arm 222 (Figs. 6-and 11).*wihich connectsto a rod 223-' of a dashpot22 4. Anotherv arm 225 has a pin 226 to which a spring ,227is attached'and the otherend of the spring is slidably connected'to a pin 228 on an `arm 229 which isl-pivotally mountedon a shaft 230 attachedto the gear box` housing. y Another arm231 ofthe multiarm lever has apin 232 engageable in an open slot 233 of a trigger link 234. The pin 232 is also slidably received in a slot 235 in a connecting link 236.

The trigger link 234 has a pin 237 at its lower end which isslidably received inra slot 238 in a connecting link 239. Aslot 240 lat the upper end of the trigger link slidably receives a pin 241 carried on an arm 242 integral withfthe arm 229 and a trigger 243 is pivotally mounted to trigger link by a pin 244; The trigger 243 is urged against a stop pin 245 onthe trigger link by a spring 246 connedted to the housing by a pin 247 and at its other end fastened to an 'arm 248 of a bell crank pivotally mounted on a pin 249 and the other arm 250 of the bell crank is connected to the trigger by a link 251.

An arm 252 integral with the bell crank arms 248 and 250 has apin 253 slidably mounted in a slot 254 in the link 140 which connects to the rod 139 extending upwardly from' the pit cushion K.

' A lateral extension255 of the trigger link 234 carries a pin 256 to which one end of a spring 257 is connected and the other end of the spring is connected to a pin 258 supported by an upward projection 259 of the gear box housing 164. n

V. As stated previously, the arms 229 and 242v are integral and' form in Vpart what may be termed the r'e-s'et mechanism or the clutchk control mechanism. The 're-set mechanism also includes an arm 260- integral with the ar'rns.229 and 242 which carries at its lower end a folto the shaft .176 andwhich is .urged intoengagementby a-spring 263 connected between thearmf260and .a'catch opening 264on the gear box housing. A lateral `.enten-- sion 265 of thearm 260carries ay roll'f266 .whiClislselcctively engageable by a latch 267 'pivotally moi-intedfon'a` pin 268 carriedon an arm 269 rotatablym'ounted onthe' shaft 230. arm 269 carries acainroller 27l}, which,` sengageable 'with' a cam 271keyedtoth`eshaft 17'6fandv thearm -269 ,isurgedl-into. followingrelationship by, a spring272. connectedbetween `the -arm 269 and lthecatch opening 264f The position of the latchr 267 isdeter mined by .an arm.275 formingpart .of"the.mech`anical control .x' center. of-the machineaand which is connected;4

The connecting link` 236 has a slot 280 at'itsY lowerV end in which va pin.281l.mounted onl an arm 282 isslidably mounted. A spring236a. within `the connecting ,linkextends betweenv the 4pin v281.anda pin. 283 onthe, connecting link soas 'to form a. yieldable connection.r The arm 282 is pivotally mounted on ashaft 284 supported in framemember 284a-to which an inboardarm. 285 yis connected'and. which connects with. a rod 286 having a cam follower roller (not shown) which engages a .cam surfaceonthe turret H,vnot shown, and which .functions to shift rod 286 toward the rear of themachine when the turret has indexed toreceive theirst pin of a new set. This,V constitutes ar signal lthat .the turrethas dropped ten pins frornathe turret .H intothepin deckl. This signal is storedin Vtle, mechanis1ri by means of a latch 288y which1 is positionedtov engage a. pin v2789 forming the connection between the. arm. 285- andy therod 286. and this signalis storedvuntils'uch timeas a setof pins are placed on the alley Whichrneans that thedecksupporting sleeve 106 has rotated in aclockwise position` a.sufii cient distance to carry. a projection 29,0 linto engagement the latch which raises thelatchvand .releases thepin The connecting link239 has a spring 291 disposed therein which engages between the pin 237A on the trigger rink 234 andapin 292 Ourthe link 239 W'hicaferms a yieldable connection. The. forward lend of link 239. is connected tol an arm 240a 0f the mechanical -control center by a pin V24111.

In operation, the cam 208 onv the shaft 158 rotates through four revolutions in each normal machine cycle so thatthe cam follower arm 206 is operated four times in each cycle to shift the lower end of the yoke 202 t0.- ward the front of the machine and cause disengagement of the clutch if the stop arm 220 is positioned under the roller 219. When the stop arm 220 is positioned under the roller 219, the pivot pin 215 becomesA fixed so that the shifting of the lower end ofthe yoke causes shifting of the spool 192 towards the front of the machine todisengage the clutch. In. this action, the spring 211 is stronger than the spring 196 so that the latter spring yields to permit shifting of the spool. The cam' 208, because of its four revolutions in a cycle, sets up todisengage the clutch at 90, 180, 270 and 360 .of the machine cycle. The actual determination as to whether the machine will stop is made by the stop arm 220 which may be positioned under the. roller 219 to stop the malower roller. 261 which .engages witha .cam 262`v keyed chine at either 180,.or 360 of the machine cycle.

In starting the machine, a ball hitting the pit cushion l( operates through the cushion supporting bar 136, the rod 139and the link 140`to shift the bell crank having arm 248 and- 250 to withdraw the trigger 243 from under the pin 241' onl the arm 242 which permits the trigger link'234 to jump upwardly under the urging of springs 227 and 257 `(Fig. Y1l), this upward movement being limited by' engagement of pin' ,241. with the bottoni of the slot 240 in thertrigger link. The upward movemenrof the triggernlink permits following rnovement'lof thearm 231 of the multi-arm lever and its pin 232 under the lirging ofthe springt 227 vwhich.causes the stop arm 220 to move away from the roller 219 so that the clutch may engage under the urging of spring 196.

When the machine commences operation, the cams 262 and 271 on shaft 176 commence rotating in a clockwise direction looking at Figs. 6 and 11 and, with the latch 267 in engagement with the roll 266, the follower roller 270 on the arm 269 follows cam 271 until the follower reaches a dwell 271a on the cam which causes raising movement of the re-set arm 242 a distance which is not suicient to permit the trigger 243 to move under the pin 241 on the re-set arm but which is sufficient to permit the re-set arm 229 to swing to the left a sufficient distance to release the pull on spring 227 which extends between this arm and the arm 225. 'I'his dwell is sulcient to extend on either side of the mid-point of the machine cycle; namely, l80, so that at this time a signal may be sent to the clutch to indicate whether the machine must stop to await ten pins being set in the pin deck I for setting thereof or whether the machine may continue to operate through the remainder of the cycle when pins are to be set on the alley and thepins for this purpose are in the pin deck I. Movement of the connecting link 239 forwardly yby a corresponding movement of the arm 240:1 occurs at approximately 90 of machine cycle when new pins are to be subsequently placed on the alley which causes pivoting of the trigger link forwardly about the pin 241 on the re-set arm 242 a suicient distance so as to release the pin 232 on the arm 231 of the multi-arm lever from the open slot 233 on the trigger link and with the multi-arm lever being over-balanced in a clockwise direction, it will be entirely under the control of the connecting link 236 which has the slot 235 at its upper end slidably engageable with the pin 232. If the connecting link 236 is in its lower position, this lwill cause the stop anm 220 to be positioned under the roller 219 so as to set up the machine for stopping when the cam 208 shifts the cam follower 206 (Fig. 7) outwardly. If the turret has deposited ten pins in the setting deck, the rod 286 will have been shifted rearwardly to cause raising movement of the connecting link 236 which will pivot the multi-arm lever countercl'ockwise and lower the stop arm 220 out of position to engage the roller 219. If the signal from the turret comes at times other than 180 of machine cycle, this signal will be stored by the latch 288 and the spring 236a forming part of the connecting link will be compressed until such time as the pin 232 is freed for movement independently of the trigger link 234 by forward movement of the connecting link 239.

The projection 290 on the deck supporting sleeve J106 operates to release the stored signal whenever the deck `has descended to set the pins that have been carried therein since the movement of the deck to setting position A carries the projection 290 under the end of latch 288 to raise it from engagement with the pin 289 connected between the rod 286 and the arm 285 so that the mechanisms are set up to receive a new signal that the deck has received pins from the turret subsequent to the time the deck has been emptied.

Continued .rotation of the cam 271 carries the follower 270 onto the extreme low on the cam which is suicient to raise the re-set arm 242 a distance suicient to permit the trigger 243 to snap under the pin 241 under the urging of the spring 246 and immediately thereafter the follower 270 rides on to the high part of the cam to lower the reset arm 242 and, because of the engagement between the trigger 243 and pin 241, cause lowering of the trigger link 234 which rotates the multi-arm lever in a clockwise direction to position the stop arm 220 under the roller 219 to set up the machine for stopping at 360 of machine cycle. l

The foregoing has described the operation with the latch 267 in engagement with the roll 266 on the arm 260 of the re-set mechanism. At 270 of machine cycle, the arm 275 may be pivoted in a clockwise direction to release the latch 267 by upward movement of connecting link 276 whichwill shift the control of the re-set 242 from the arm 269 to the arm 260 and the follower roller 261 so that from 270o of machine cycle, the cam 262 controls. The cam 262 varies from cam 271 in that the high thereof is positioned of machine cycle subsequent to that of cam 271 so that the stop arm 220 is positioned under the roller 219 after 90 beyond the end of normal machine cycle and into the next machine cycle or a total of 450 from the beginning of the normal machine cycle. This overcycling occurs when the machine is to next operate after the rolling of a second ball in a frame wherein the rake J will sweep pins into the pit and the deck I will then set pins on the alley bed.

As described previously, the deck I is supported by vertical posts 108 pivotally connected to drive arms 105 connected to the tubular sleeve 106. The sleeve 106 has the upwardly extending plates 1'12 with a pin 113 extending between them. The pin 113 is in sliding engagement with the slotted link 114 which is connected at its upper end to a crank pin 302 mounted on a crank disc 303 which is rotatably mounted on shaft 173.

A hook member 304 has an annular end which is rotatably mounted on the periphery of the crank disc 303. It will be noted that the throw imparted to the slotted link is substantially greater than the throw imparted to the hook member 304.

The pin deck I has an upper position immediately under the turret H and the lowest position of the pin deck is that attained when the deck is placing a set of pins on the alley bed. The movement of the deck to the latter position is caused by the weight of the deck acting against the counterbalancing springs 121 and is permitted by the movement of the slotted link. When the deck is to set pins, the hook member 304 is held out of engagement with the pin 113 by mechanism hereinafter described.

The return of the deck to its upper position is caused by the slotted link 114. The pin deck, after the rolling of the riirst ball n a frame is moved through a detecting 'stroke wherein the deck will stop on the tops of standing pins or slightly lower if there are no standing pins so that the deck in this position indicates the absence of standing pins. This position is obtained when the hook member 304 is in engagement with the pin 113 and, because of the shorter throw of the hook member, the movement of the deck terminates at the strike-detecting position while the slotted link may over-travel the pin 113. The deck may stop in positions above the strike level because of the yieldable connection between the hook member 304, slotted link 114, and the pin 113 when the deck lands on a pin that is out of range of the pin pickup mechanism or when the deck lands on standing pins which are to be picked up, the latter two levels being at slightly different elevations.

The hook member 304 is connected by a link 305 (Figs. 7 and 7A) having a slot 306 to a bell crank having an arm 307 with a pin 308 slidable in the slot 306 and fixed to a shaft 309 rotatably mounted on the gear box housing. Another arm 310 of the bell crank lcarries a cam follower roller 311 which follows a cam 312 fixed to the shaft 173 which is driven two revolutions in a normal machine cycle.

A spring 313 extends between a pin 3'14 on the gear box housing and an extension 315 integral with the bell crank arms 307 and 310 so as to cause the cam follower roller 311 to follow the cam 312. A tension spring 316 extends between a pin 317 on the hook member 304- and a pin 318 on the bell crank arm 307 and acts to Imaintain pin 308 in the bottom of slot 306 in link 305.

As shown in Fig. 7, the follower roller 311 is on the high of cam 312 and when the machine commences operation, the cam rotates ina counterclockwise directionlrto: carry the follower roller onto the low of the cam and the.l hook member 304 moves into engagement with the pin 113 under the urging of the spring 313 and the hook memberhstayst.- in engagement; unt-il: i180 Aof -machineacycle whenthe deck. is again in its elevated position andthe follower roller goesf'ontothe highof. cam 312so as, to release the hook member 304fromthe.pin 113. As .the cam 312.,starts its second. revolution ,ina-cyclthehQQl member 304 will go backintoengagementwith the pin 1,13. It willbe lnotedthat with this'operation-the hook member 304 controls;thedescentfofthedeck when the deck first descends afterarolling of a-firstball,ina,frame and yalso controls` the,descent ofI a deck; if` the deck is-to re-set standing `pinstinjits second descent in the cycle.

If thedeck is to `descend toa-settingposittion, mechanism is provided toprevent engagement'oflthehooky member 304 with the pin 113.-and.,cornprisesl ametroF 3119 tixedto shaft 309 which byfalbarlt) isconnectedtqa blocking member 321 pivotedn,aping322sextending outwardly from a mounting plate;323`fastened.to: th'ef'g'ear box housing 164. The blocking member, 321 hasanarm 324 which normally oscillatesblack` and forthaboutfpin 322 in response to following moyementfoffrollerf 311 on cam 312, but when a catch,3}2i5moy`es. n'toalig'nntent with the arm 324, movement of yrsiavrrnA isfblockedwhich also blocks the movement ofthebell. crank'arm\ 310,59 that the follower roller 311 cannotmo'ye infon the loyy7 of cam 312 and thus the hook membertllismaintained .out of engagement with the pin 113.

The lengths of the slotted link 1,14 andx'hookmember 304 are so designed that at thet'opofthelcran stroke the weight of the pin deck I willf-,alwaysf beheld, by he slotted link with clearance enough fofhookmember to swing in and outof engagerne with 1:13.-,

As'described previously, the piny vde'cksl, hasypillllillp, mechanism and pin setting mechanism incltldtllfppcf setting deck 62 both of whichareoperatedjin response to the movement of cables 87 andv'jespectively. AVlhe cable 76 has its upper end iixedto the, pulleyl19 which rotates with a second pulley 329 (Figi-:5J nthekshaft 79a and which has a cable 330 fastened atno'ne end thereto,' and the other end of the cableislsfecured t agbliet 331 fixed to the frame supportshaft-99... Apu eyl33" 2,is disposed within the loop of the cable 330 andiisirotatgbly mounted on an arm 333 which ispivotally. mounted on the pin 314 and which has integral therewith a; follower arm 334 having a follower roller 3,35A which engages, a cam 336 fixed to the shaft 176 andlwhichhas;ablocking end 337. The cam 336 mounted onthelshaft: 17,61,` is rotated one revolution in each machin@ cycle ina clockwise direction and has a slope beginningat., 33,6@ which permits the follower to move in on thecam `urging of the spring 80. In actual operatiomthe cam 336 t e first slope 336e which causes the upperA setting d of the pin deck I to move rearwardly a.r portionnof, total movement so as to dro-p the pinsyinjtliedeckto, anl intermediate position and an additional slope 313617 permits further inward movement vof theA follower roller 335 so that the upper setting de ck62IV moves rearwardly an additional distance to cause setting of pins.

" "The cam 336 also determines the operation of the pin pickup mechanism on the pin deck I. A follower arm 340 is rotatably mounted on `a stub shaft 341 mounted on a plate 342, secured on the gear box housing 1614 by connecting brackets 343 (Fig. 3) and has a follower roller 344 which engages the cam 336 at a position approximately 90 behind the setting deck follower roller 335. An arm 340m integral with arm 340 connects with a downwardly-extending link 345 by means of a pin4 346,

and the link 345 has `a slot 347 at its lower end which slidably receives a pin 348 on an arm 349 which is integral with the sleeve S9 in front of pulley 329. to which the cable 87 isvattached. A tension spring 350 extends betwg-:en4 thepins 346 and 348 so asto draw the pin 348 in the slot347 if the closing movement of the Vscissors pin pickup `mechanism should be blocked so that any'slack inthe cable 87 will be prevented.

l, `1:"riorto starting. of themachiuecthe cam `336 vand follower rollers335and-344, arey positioned as', shown in Fig. 5, and the high portion of cam 336 maintains, the .follower rollers in approximatelythe same position for the first-90 of, machine cycle` atwhich time the pin deck I is. at the bottomk of itsfdeltecting strokeso thaty if there larenopins present. o n the alley bedwhich would. be the strikerY condition, aflag memberY 35,1, rotatable about a; shaft 352 may b e positionedto permit operation of thefollower fox-,controlling movement of thenpper setting deck 624or, thefollower for the pin, pickup mechanism, but not both. In normal operation, whentlie machine operates through 90 of itsA cycle, the flag member 351 is positioned with a blocking surface 353 in alignmentrwith ih ebiecking end 337 of the fouower 3,344 to prevent 'the cam follower. roller 335 following the cam 336 whilea second blocking end354 ofthe flag member is clear of a blocking endr355 on the follQWCr. armA 340 vso* that. the cam follower for causing operation of the pinpickup mechanism may` follow the cam 336. If a strike" has occurred, a link 356 connectedy to the flag member 351 by alpin 357 is moved forwardly of the machine sol-asV 1 0 move theblocking surfacer 353 to a non-blocking position and move the blocking surface 354 to a blocking position which prevents operation of the pin pickup mechanism and permits operation of the upper setting deck 62 sonas to set pins at the correct time in the machine cycle.

It should be noted thatthe cam 336y is connected to the shaft 176Y which rotates onerevolution in a cycle so( that the camV is shaped to correctly control the time at which the pickup mechanism engages pins and releasespins.

' ltis not necessary that the follower 344 utilize. the additional slope 336b on thecam so that a stop 358l onthe frame is positioned to engage the blocking end 35S-ogn the follower arm 340 when the lowest part of the camfslope or dwell is opposite the follower roller 344.

The raising and lowering of the rake board 117 with respect to the alley bed is caused by cam and cam follower mechanism which connect to the link 128, previously referred to. The link 128 at its rear end is connected by a pin 35811 to a cam follower arm 359 which is pivoted on a pin 360 supported by spaced ears one of them being shown at 361 extending rearwardly from frame support rod 100. Follower arm 359 has a cam follower roller 362 (Fig. 3) positioned for engagement with a cam 3763 which is mounted on a shaft 176. The follower roller 362 is urged to follow the cam by the weight of the rake board 117 and also by a` pair of springs 364 (Fig. l) connected between the bell crank 126 and a bracket 365 yconnected to the rake support 4arms 115.

A second cam follower Iarm 366 is pivotally mounted onthe cam follower arm 359 by a pin 367 and has a cam follower roller 368 which follows a cam 369 fixedy to the shaft 1.76. The cam follower 366 is urged to follow its 4c am by a spring 370 which connects to a pin` 371 on a part ofthe follower arm 366 and a pin 372 on a latch lever 373 fixed to a rotatable shaft 374 carried on the follower arm 359.

The latch lever 373 is urged into -latching position with a latch block 375 carried on the follower arm 366 by the spring 370 and the position of the latch lever 373 is determined by a follower arm 376 (Fig. 5) fixed to the shaft 374 and having a follower roller 377 engageable with a cam lever 378.

The cams 363 and 369 have generally the same contours except that the cam 369 has its low beginning approximately 90 of machine cycle subsequent to the low on cam 363. After the rolling of a irst ball in a frame, the latch lever 373 will be out of engagement with the latch block 375 so that the cam follower arm 359 is in control of the rake board 117 and when the machine commences operating, the follower 362 4will follow the carri 363 and start down below on the cam low to cause the rake board to moye to guard position adjacent the alley bed` and the low will continue until `irnmecli,atelv prior to. the end 0f. the machine. Cycle when the follower roller will ride up on the high of the cam to raise the rake board. The foregoing is the normal operation after the rolling of a first ball in a frame.

If a strike is not made on a first ball of a frame so that the next machine cycle is after the rolling of a second ball in the same frame, the cam lever 378 will be lowered with resultant counterclockwise rotation of the follower -arm 376 and the latch lever 373 which latches into engagement with the latch block 375. This operation occurs at approximately 270 of machine cycle when the machine is cycling after a first ball, as will be more fully described hereinafter. With the latch lever 373 engaged, the cam follower roller 368 in engagement with the cam 369 becomes controlling and will follow on the high of the latter cam beyond the 360 position of the machine and through an additional 90 of machine cycle as a part of the over-cycle previously referred to. The cam lever 378 will be raised during the cycling of the machine after the second ball has started the machine so that the rake follower mechanism will be set up with the cam follower 362 on the follower arm 359 again controlling.

As described previously, the vertical posts 108 extend upwardly from opposite sides of the deck and are connected to the upper drive arms 105 by pins 107. The pin 107 on the near side of the machine, looking at Fig. l, is extended inwardly from its connection to the drive arm 105 a sufficient distance to permit selective engagement thereof by a deck holding hook 400 (Fig. which extends rearwardly toward and has a sleeve portion rotatably mounted on a shaft 401 which is pivotally mounted in a pair of ears 402 extending upwardly at an angle from the spring support shaft 100. An arm 403 xed to the hook has a pin 404 slidably mounted in a slot 405 in the forward end of a link 406. The rearward end of link 406 has a slot 407 which receives a pin 408 carried on an arm 409. The link 406 is tubular and has a spring 410 therein which extendsvbetween the pin 404 and a pin 411 secured on the internal wall of the link. The spring 410 functions to yieldably holdthe pin 404 inthe forward end of the slot 405 and against an end abutment 412 in the link 406 but permits movement of the pin 404 rearwardly in the slot without movement of the link 406 if the link should be held against movement by the pin 408.

An arm 413 also fixed to the hook 400 has a link construction connected thereto similar to that connected to arm 403 wherein a pin 414 on the arm 413 is slidably mounted in a slot 415 in a link 416 and the opposite end of the link has a slot 417 which receives a pin 418 carried on an arm 419. A spring 420 extends between the pin 414 and a pin 421 andholds the pin 414 in yieldable engagement with an abutment 422 in the forward end of the link 416. With the parts as shown in Fig. 5, the deck hold hook 400 is held out of engagement with the pin 107. However, rearward movement of the link 406 or forward movement of the link 416 will cause the hook 400 to swing into engagement with the pin 107. In normal operation, only one or the other of the links will be shifted and the movement of the arm 403 or 413 associated with the other'link will only result in compression of the associated spring within the tubular link.

The mounting plates 323 and 342 (Fig. 3)have been previously referred to and reference should be made to a mounting plate 422 which is spaced from the plate 323 and which acts therewith to support the control center L therebetween.

The tubular sleeve 106 to which the upper drive arms 105 for the pin deck I are attached has an arm 425 (Fig. 7) fixed thereto which pivotally supports a collar 426 by a pin 427 and the collar is fixed to a connecting link or rod structure, indicated generally at 428, and, more particularly, to a tubular element 428:1, which extends upwardly toward the control center L. The tubular element 428 is open ended and has discs 429 and 430 enclosing the ends thereof and slidably receiving a rod 431 which extends upwardly and is pinned to a detector disc 432 (Fig. 7A) rotatably mounted on the hub of a cam 444 by a pin 433. The control rod 431 has later-ally projecting pins 434, 435, 436, and 437 and the pins 434 and 435 may slide through and beyond'the discs 429 and 430, respectively. A pair of plugs 438 and 439 are disposed within the tubular element 428 and slidably receive the rod 431 and a spring 440 surrounds the rod and extends between the plugs and tends to urge the plugs 438 and 439 into seated engagement with the discs 429 and 430.

A pair of fixed surfaces 441 and 442 -secured on the gear box housing 164 slidably receive the rod above the tubular element 428, and the surface 441 acts to engage the pin 436 and limit upward movement of the rod 43-1 while the surface 442 acts to engage the pin 437 and limit the downward movement of the rod.

In normal operation with the pin deck I in its uppermost position, the tubular element and rod will be as shown in Figs. 6 and 7 with the pin 436 in engagement with the stop surface 441 and the spring 440 compressed because plug 439 has been lowered with respect to the tubular element by the pin 435. The pin 435 may travel freely to either side of the disc 430 by suitable enlargement of the central opening in the disc.

When the deck descends to a position beneath the strike detecting position, the pin 437 on the rod 431 engages the stop surface 442 to stop the movement of the rod while the tubular element 428 continues to move and causes the pin 434 to pass through the disc 429 into engagement with the plug 438 and compress the spring 440. It -will thus be seen that the foregoing mechanism provides lan over-travel mechanism but which permits unitary movement of the tubular element 428 and the rod 431 between the limits defined by the pins 436 and 437.

The control center L is constituted by latch and lever mechanisms disposed around the shaft 181 which extends outwardly from the gear box housing 164 or toward the bottom of Fig. 3 and various cams keyed to said shaft as well as the detector disc 432 referred to above.

The detector disc 432, `as shown in Figs. 7 and r8, is rotatably mounted on the hub of a detector cam 444 which is keyed to the shaft 181 and a ire-set cam 449 is keyed to the shaft 181 adjacent the opposite side of cam 444.

The detector disc 432 has two seriese of notches on i-ts periphery. One set'of notches are at the face: of the disc which is adjacent to the cams 444 and 449 while the notches at the other face are adjacent to cams to -be described hereinafter. The first referred-to series or set of notches -include notches 450, 451 and 452 (Fig. 7A). The notches 450 and 451 have a masking section 453 therebetween formed by the connecting periphery of the detector disc and the notches and masking section operate in conjunction with a new set latch lever 454 which is pivotally mounted on a shaft 455 extending between the plates 323 and 422 fastened to the gear box housing 164. A new set latch 458 is lassociated with the new se latch lever 454 and is |also rotatably mounted on the shaft 455. Extensions 459 and 460 of the latch lever 454 and the latch 458, respectively, ext-end to opposite sides of the shaft 455 and are held in normally abutting relation at 461 by a spring 462. A tension spring 463 extends between a pin 464 on the extension 459 and a pin 465 fixed to the support plate 323 to urge the latch lever toward the shaft 181. The latch lever has a cam follower nose 466 at its end which is positioned for selective engagement with the associated cam 444 having a dwell 444a (Fig. l2) and a disc follower lug 467 projecting outwardly into the plane of the detector disc.

A new set lever 470 is pinned to a shaft 471 rotatablv mounted in and extending between the plates 323 and 422 and extendingA outwardly beyond tne plate 4,22. 

